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Hiker a has a body mass of 60 kg and carries a 10-kg pack. hiker b has a body mass of 70 kg and carries a 20-kg pack. at the top of the mountain they’re climbing, which hiker has the most gravitational potential energy? hiker a has the most gravitational potential energy. hiker b has the most gravitational potential energy. they have the same gravitational potential energy. there is not enough information to know.

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Answer: hiker b has the most gravitational potential energy.

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User Sanoj Dushmantha
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Answer:

hiker b has the most gravitational potential energy.

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B/c hiker a has a total of 70 kg, whereas hiker b has a total of 90kg

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